How To Turn Off International Keyboard

Your keyboards can support a number of various language inputs that can be activated by pressing a combination of keys. Unfortunately, this means that foreign keyboards can sometimes be activated unintentionally. Here's a quick tutorial on how to avoid accidentally switching your language input on your keyboard.

N.B. This tip applies to Windows computers.

How To Switch Keyboard Languages

To avoid accidental activation of a foreign keyboard, your computer settings need to be changed so that a key sequence is not assigned or selected.

Go to your Control Panel and select the Regional and Languages icon.

Near the bottom right corner of your screen, you will see a keyboard icon. Left-click on this icon and select US keyboard. Note that this will turn off your foreign keyboard, but it will not prevent your computer from switching it on again.

Permanently Turn Off Foreign Language Keyboard

There are two ways to permanently deactivate the foreign language keyboards.